Dardanelle City Council voted to continue the city’s agreement with the Boys & Girls Club of Arkansas at the council’s Monday meeting.

The city approved funds for this year topped $24,000.

This program is called essential to the development of young people in the community. It provides activities such as athletic leagues for ages 6 to 8, tutoring and skills classes, drug and alcohol awareness programs, leadership development, just to name a few.

The council also approved the following items:

n Council members agreed on the ordinance which allows Dardanelle city officials to conduct acquisition and business transactions during 2013. This measure permits the mayor and aldermen to purchase merchandise and/or services for support resources within the guidelines of existing state statutes.

The approved budget for these items is capped at $20,000.

n The council approved a $1,000 transfer to the Arkansas River Valley Regional Library.

n The area will continue to see improved industrial marketing efforts through the approval of its Arkansas Valley Alliance for Economic Development agreement.

The council approved the $2,500 budget proposed for the calender year. This also bolsters the business relationship between the city and Pope County.

Mayor Carolyn McGee said she was pleased the meeting went well.

She told The Courier, “all the agenda items were standard” and the approved new business items are ones the city has “had for a number of years.”

According to McGee, “it was a good audit” for the city of Dardanelle and the monthly checking report “had no recommendations for change” given by the council.